Influences are what and where you find them. I could comment on a rough childhood that I hope that I've learned from, abuse though is never a pleasant topic of discussion. After high school I spent 8 years in the Marine Corps, (I hope I learned from that, too).
I've never been married, and there are no children to whom I must apologise. I hope that those I've loved have loved me in return, and that my good deeds are payed forward.
